George Washington Vanderbilt II, who lived from 14 November 1862 to 6 March 1914, was an American art collector and member of the Vanderbilt family, whose fortune had been built on steamboats, railroads and other business enterprises. He commissioned the construction of Biltmore Estate, a two hundred fifty room mansion in Asheville, North Carolina that became, and remains, the largest privately owned home in the United States.
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RoleAmerican art collector and bibliophile, member of the Vanderbilt family, builder of the Biltmore Estate 1 Role
Role (category)Business / Industrialist 1 FAQs
Why did George Washington Vanderbilt II build Biltmore in Asheville?
He fell in love with the scenic beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains after a trip to Asheville with his mother.
According to the Biltmore estate, when George was 26 years old he discovered the resort town of Asheville, North Carolina, on a trip with his mother. He fell in love with the scenic beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and in 1888 recruited architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to design the mountain retreat he envisioned.
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George Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 - March 6, 1914) was an American art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises.
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various sources have called him both George Washington Vanderbilt II and III
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George Washington Vanderbilt died of complications following an appendectomy in Washington, D.C., on March 6, 1914.
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He commissioned the construction of Biltmore Estate, a two hundred fifty room mansion in Asheville, North Carolina that became, and remains, the largest privately owned home in the United States.
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George Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 - March 6, 1914) was an American art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises.
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